This month in Paris, the United States along with nearly 200 other countries signed arguably the most sweeping international environmental agreement in history. Republicans were quick to dismiss it. In stark contrast, all three Democratic presidential candidates argue that climate change is an

Republicans have no shortage of presidential contenders, and the field just got even more crowded. Former New York Gov. George Pataki became the eighth Republican to officially launch a 2016 White House bid on Sunday, telling supporters at an event in Exeter, N.H., that he can pull it off, even as

Republican Senate candidates have been holding the firewall in the most high-profile races around the country: Joni Ernst in Iowa, Mitch McConnell in Kentucky, Cory Gardner in Colorado. But one Republican Senate candidate in Michigan is doing exactly the opposite -- getting disowned by her own

Below is the rush transcript of "This Week" on June 15, 2014. It may contain errors. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) ANNOUNCER: Starting right now on ABC's This Week. Breaking news -- crisis in Iraq. Extremist fighters now minutes from the capital. Will we be drawn back into war? Plus, the surprising threat to

WASHINGTON — The fight over President Obama’s climate policies is just warming up. The Environmental Protection Agency plans to roll out carbon-emission caps Monday for newly built power plants, a move Republicans have staunchly opposed since the George W. Bush administration. In his weekly ...